Windows Server 2008 comes with Internet Information Services 7.0 (IIS 7.0), a Web server and security-enhanced, easy-to-manage platform for developing and reliably hosting Web applications and services. A major enhancement to the Windows Web platform, IIS 7.0 includes a componentized architecture for greater flexibility and control. IIS 7.0 also provides simplified management, powerful diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities that save time, and comprehensive extensibility.
Internet Information Server IIS 7.0 together with the .NET Framework 3.0 provides a comprehensive platform for building applications that connect users and data, enabling them to visualize, share, and act on information. Additionally, IIS 7.0 plays a central role in unifying Microsoft ’s Web platform technologies-ASP.NET, Windows Communication Foundation Web services, and Windows SharePoint Services.

New Features:

* Internet Information Services 7.0
* Server Manager
* Server Core

Specifications:

* Desktop Experience
* Windows Server Backup
* Windows Network Load Balancing (WNLB)
* SMTP
* Telnet Client
* Telnet Server
* Windows System Resource Manager (WSRM)
* The Windows Foundation Components for WinFX
* iSNS Server Service
* SNMP
* Server Admin Pack
* Peer-to-Peer Name Resolution Protocol
* Recovery Disk
* Windows PowerShell

System Requirements:

* Processor:
-Minimum: 1 GHz (x86 processor) or 1.4 GHz (x64 processor)
-Recommended: 2 GHz or faster
-Note: An Intel Itanium 2 processor is required for Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
* Memory:
-Minimum: 512 MB RAM
-Recommended: 2 GB RAM or greater
-Optimal: 2 GB RAM (Full installation) or 1 GB RAM (Server Core installation) or more
-Maximum (32-bit systems): 4 GB (Standard) or 64 GB (Enterprise and Datacenter)
-Maximum (64-bit systems): 32 GB (Standard) or 2 TB (Enterprise, Datacenter, and Itanium-Based Systems)
* Available Disk Space:
-Minimum: 10 GB
-Recommended: 40 GB or greater
-Note: Computers with more than 16 GB of RAM will require more disk space for paging, hibernation, and dump files
* Drive: DVD-ROM drive
* Display: Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher resolution monitor
* Other: Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device